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TPMEA – Total Production Middle East & Africa is the sister publication to TPi – Total Production International (1998), the leading global publication for the live events, festival and concert touring industry, home to the industry’s biggest networking dinner, the TPi Awards. Circulated to almost 10,000 key international decision makers, TPi’s long established readership ranges from show designers

and technical crew to tour and production managers, event promoters, rental suppliers of professional sound, lighting, video, staging, special effects and rigging as well as the sectors which keep live events running smoothly such as crowd security, catering, trucking, bussing and power generation. Published in the UK by Mondiale and established in September 2015, TPMEA is the next generation of TPi’s niche expertise in the live event trade media. Dedicated to the region via a quarterly print publication, website and monthly newsletter, the entertainment technology and live production community in the Middle East and Africa will further benefit from Mondiale’s 15-year connection to the continents. TPMEA promises to shine a light on the consistent, world-class development of these continents and the skills, expertise and creativity behind the companies and the people putting the Middle East and Africa on the live event map. The publication is currently printed four times a year as both a stand alone magazine and bound inside TPi, gaining from a core international readership and localised distribution.

With huge headline artists, iconic stages and spectacular technical productions, the world’s best festivals all share ce...
25/07/2025

With huge headline artists, iconic stages and spectacular technical productions, the world’s best festivals all share certain characteristics that make them successful. However, when it comes to the festivals at the very top of the tree – the Glastonburys and Coachellas of this world – there’s something intangible and almost impossible to describe that makes them so much more than the sum of their parts and all but guaranteed to sell out year after year. It is this elusive X factor that Offlimits Music Festival aimed to capture with its inaugural edition, taking place on 26 April in Abu Dhabi and boasting an eclectic lineup headlined by Ed Sheeran.

Catching up with TPiMEA after the dust had settled at Etihad Park, Sia Farr, CEO of event organiser, UAE-based Theory Eleven Entertainment, reflected on the success of the festival’s maiden iteration. “We weren’t sure exactly how Offlimits would be received, but the response couldn’t have been better – it’s been overwhelmingly positive,” he said 🎇

Read the full story in the latest issue of TPiMEA Magazine 🗞️

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📸: Theory Eleven

Take a look back at the TPiMEA Awards 2025 hosted at Soho Garden, Dubai 🏆Here the live events industry came together to ...
18/07/2025

Take a look back at the TPiMEA Awards 2025 hosted at Soho Garden, Dubai 🏆

Here the live events industry came together to celebrate the behind-the-scenes professionals who made the year’s most spectacular events possible. Beyond the awards, the evening stood as a celebration of the incredible standards our industry continues to set.

We hope to see you all again at the next one, announcements for 2026 are just around the corner!

The Middle East has gained a reputation in recent years as a global leader when it comes to spectacular aerial events, a...
16/07/2025

The Middle East has gained a reputation in recent years as a global leader when it comes to spectacular aerial events, and with Qatar’s recent Lusail Sky Festival, that status was given a further boost. Organised by Visit Qatar, in collaboration with Qatari Diar and held for three days at the start of April to coincide with the Eid al-Fitr weekend, the festival combined an array of aerial performances, including aerobatics, skydiving, skywriting demonstrations, high-speed jet displays, laser shows, and aerial pyrotechnics 🌌

Read the full story in the latest issue of TPiMEA Magazine 🗞️

🔗: https://www.tpimeamagazine.com/lusail-sky-festival-2025/

📸: Lumasky

For this year’s production of Fearless Zain in Kuwait, Lighting Designer Luke Gregory Bonner of Curiome was tasked with ...
07/07/2025

For this year’s production of Fearless Zain in Kuwait, Lighting Designer Luke Gregory Bonner of Curiome was tasked with creating a design that would complement the ethereal staging and scenic elements, helping to portray the vision of Director, Samir Abdel Massih, and Producer, Michele Corbani.

The LD had around 600 fixtures at his disposal, including moving spots, washes, beams, static colour-changing LED PARs and effects from the likes of Claypaky, Martin, Chauvet, Light Sky and GTD, run off an MA Lighting grandMA2 Full Size with a grandMA2 light as back-up, all supplied by Zero One Production & Media Services, led by Fahed Ghanem 💡

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📸: Fahed Abou Ghanem, Azizalkhudhair

With an all-star lineup packed with some of the most popular Afrikaans artists backed by an expert creative and technica...
25/06/2025

With an all-star lineup packed with some of the most popular Afrikaans artists backed by an expert creative and technical team with a genuine passion for the project, it’s no surprise that Afrikaans is Groot (AIG) is one of South Africa’s most popular annual events. A celebration of Afrikaans music and culture, the event has become so popular that last year’s iteration saw nine shows take place over two consecutive weekends, with more than 70,000 people flocking to Pretoria’s SunBet Arena to take in the spectacular cultural experience.

Produced by Coleske Artist Management under the leadership of Technical Director Ian Vos and Creative Producer Barry Pretorius, the show’s set and stage layout were designed by Günther Müller of MGG, which also supplied a turnkey technical solution for the event. “I think I can speak for everyone on the show when I say that AIG is not just another job on the calendar – it’s the one we look forward to every year,” Müller told TPiMEA. “It’s a passion project. We put everything into it, and we reap the rewards with the fulfilling experience it provides for the audience, artists, and crew.”

Read the full story in the latest issue of TPiMEA Magazine 🗞️

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📸: Anriette van Wyk, Kief Kreative, Quintessential

Having led the delivery of some of the UAE’s most important and impressive events – including the Special Olympics, Al H...
17/06/2025

Having led the delivery of some of the UAE’s most important and impressive events – including the Special Olympics, Al Hosn Festival, and several Eid Al Etihad celebrations – over the past decade, Tim Elliott and his company, People, have become interwoven into the fabric of UAE culture. An ardent advocate of the arts, passionate about sustainability, and committed to supporting the next generation of production talent, the People CEO continues to bring his creative flair, hard work and dedication to everything he turns his hand to 👥

Elliott shares his story and looks ahead to what the next decade might hold in the latest issue of TPiMEA 🗞️

🔗: https://www.tpimeamagazine.com/tim-elliott-ceo-people/

📸: People

to the inaugural SET Awards at SLS EXPO! Check out some of the highlights from the evening 📸Congratulations to all of ...
13/06/2025

to the inaugural SET Awards at SLS EXPO!

Check out some of the highlights from the evening 📸

Congratulations to all of our amazing winners, and thanks to all of our sponsors and supporters.

Look out for more highlights coming soon 👀

View the full list of winners here: https://www.thesetawards.com/

An international art collective that began in Japan more than 20 years ago, teamLab, has become renowned globally for it...
13/06/2025

An international art collective that began in Japan more than 20 years ago, teamLab, has become renowned globally for its innovative digital installations, with immensely popular locations all over the world, from its native Japan to China, the USA, the Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia. With the collective opening its latest museum in Abu Dhabi – a 17,000 sq m multisensory experience on Saadiyat Island – Miral, in partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi), ensured that the opening was marked in style, engaging HQ Worldwide Shows (HQWS) to produce a spectacular inauguration ceremony 🏙️

Read the full story in the latest issue of TPiMEA Magazine 🗞️

🔗: https://www.tpimeamagazine.com/teamlab-phenomena-abu-dhabi-grand-opening/

📸: HQ Worldwide Shows

The Middle East has gained a reputation in recent years as a global leader when it comes to spectacular aerial events, a...
11/06/2025

The Middle East has gained a reputation in recent years as a global leader when it comes to spectacular aerial events, and with Qatar’s recent Lusail Sky Festival, that status was given a further boost. Organised by Visit Qatar, in collaboration with Qatari Diar and held for three days at the start of April to coincide with the Eid al-Fitr weekend, the festival combined an array of aerial performances, including aerobatics, skydiving, skywriting demonstrations, high-speed jet displays, laser shows, and aerial pyrotechnics 🎇

Read the full story in the latest issue of TPiMEA Magazine 🗞️

🔗: https://www.tpimeamagazine.com/lusail-sky-festival-2025/

📸: Lumasky

🎇 JUNE / JULY // #54 🌄Offlimits Music Festival graces the cover of TPiMEA 🗞️TPiMEA Awards 2025・SOUK WONDERS・teamLab Phe...
09/06/2025

🎇 JUNE / JULY // #54 🌄

Offlimits Music Festival graces the cover of TPiMEA 🗞️

TPiMEA Awards 2025・SOUK WONDERS・teamLab Phenomena・Lusail Sky Festival・Afrikaans is Groot・First Look: People CEO, Tim Elliott・Showpower: sustainability in the Middle East・Rock-it Cargo on India's growing live events market・THE Production TEAM + many more exclusive stories from the Middle East and Africa 🌍

🔗: https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpimea_054_-_june_july_2025

📸: Theory Eleven

06/06/2025

TPiMEA chats to Unilumin's Director-Rentals, Keichou Lee, about Unilumin's offerings at SLS Expo 2025 🗣️

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TPMEA – Total Production Middle East & Africa is the sister publication to TPi – Total Production International (1998), the leading global publication for the live events, festival and concert touring industry, home to the industry’s biggest networking dinner, the TPi Awards. Circulated to almost 10,000 key international decision makers, TPi’s long established readership ranges from show designers and technical crew to tour and production managers, event promoters, rental suppliers of professional sound, lighting, video, staging, special effects and rigging as well as the sectors which keep live events running smoothly such as crowd security, catering, trucking, bussing and power generation. Published in the UK by Mondiale and established in September 2015, TPMEA is the next generation of TPi’s niche expertise in the live event trade media. Dedicated to the region via a quarterly print publication, website and monthly newsletter, the entertainment technology and live production community in the Middle East and Africa will further benefit from Mondiale’s 15-year connection to the continents. TPMEA promises to shine a light on the consistent, world-class development of these continents and the skills, expertise and creativity behind the companies and the people putting the Middle East and Africa on the live event map. We are TPMEA and we look forward to working with you.